The half-pound cheeseburger is very good and is a legit half-pound of two hand formed, ground beef…read morepatties. I was not asked how I wanted it prepared ... and it arrived well done and without sufficient searing. Not dry, but any longer on the heat and it would have been dry. Next time I will ask for medium rare. It was properly seasoned and had good beefy flavor. The veggies were fresh and crisp and the bun was properly toasted. I substituted a side salad for the french fries. It arrived with a small mountain of cheese ... and my first reaction was worry that maybe it was hiding olde, brown lettuce. Nope. It was an excellent salad! The service was excellent. Good teamwork by the two waitresses inspired that hot food, was served hot and they kept my water glass full. Will I return? Absolutely, yes! Quibbles: - Hard to find at night because their sign and parking lot are unlit. - The woman working the register is a grump.

Stopped after a late night baseball game for a quick meal and was pleasantly surprised. Ordered the…read moremeat lovers pizza which was absolutely delicious and a large portion. Wife had the fish and chips and said it was great! Wait staff was prompt and polite. Atmosphere was laid back with a bar inside and an outdoor patio for those comfortable Ohio evenings. Would recommend to anyone and will return when near Wilmington.

Modern and inviting feel to this newer location. Plenty of parking on the side and in the rear…read more People were playing in a cornhole tournament in the courtyard gathering area. Waitress was gracious and the Charred Romaine Caesar was delicious with a smoky and uniquely seasoned flavor. Would love to come back and try more items!

Visited a couple times. It's consistently just ok. We've ordered soups, salads, burgers, avocado…read moretoast, classic breakfast items, etc. Not much to be impressed about. It's nice that it's not a chain restaurant. There are probably better choices in the area.

NOT a "d i v e bar" by any stretch of the imagination…read more This is a charming tavern with old school ambiance, sturdy wooden bar, tables, and chairs (not stools). The bar room has two little "snuggery" areas in the windows up front and we sat in one today when we came for brunch. Fifteen beers on tap. Great classic rock feed. Two additional dining rooms and a big outdoor seating area that actually looks comfortable. The regular menu of soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers, wraps and mains looked really good, but it was 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, right after church, and Doc's serves up breakfast all day Sunday! Including a $7 Bloody with salt rim, lime wedge and three olives - as spicy as you want it. Loved. My husband had the breakfast bowl and was amazed at the quantity and quality of the food. The sliced fresh mushrooms were especially notable. For me, Chicken and Waffles is the very essence of Sunday Brunch, and I was quite pleased. Also a hearty serving, two big chicken cutlets and two thick waffles dusted with powdered sugar. I took half home and finished it for supper. Ask for the Sriracha Syrup on the side, and if you're not a Sriracha fan they will give you regular syrup on request. I got both! When we arrived there was just one other couple at the bar who had already ordered food, but over the next 30 minutes at least ten people in various groupings came in and some went to the dining room. There was just one gal, the bartendress, to wait on everyone and she did a great job keeping up with it all, even checking on us. I'm sorry I did not get her name, but it was Sunday March 8th and she deserves big shoutout. I recommend Doc's and plan to return. Get in here.

We were starving after hitting Charm at the Barn and realized we hadn't eaten a thing since early…read morethat morning during our coffee drive thru sharing a blueberry lemon cake. By this time it was almost 230 pm on a Saturday. Greg welcomed us and got us our drinks and we ordered the same cheeseburger with fries and aioli sauce for dipping. The only difference between our orders was my BFF wanted her burger to MOO and I wanted mine more med-well. They not only got the order right, we both got the cheeseburger we wanted. Cleaned out plates - we were starving! Prices were reasonable. Staff was awesome. Food was fantastic. Super happy we hit it up and would totally go back the next time I'm in town.

We were so excited to try this while passing through. The "church basement" vibe didn't bother us…read moreat all, but we were still disappointed. I heard the country boy was really good. Chicken and waffles were good, but struggled to eat it without a knife. The weathervane was mediocre at best. Potatoes were sad and mushy on both plates. Overall the service was really what was lacking. She was friendly, took our order and never came back. No drink refills, no check. We sat there long enough to one by one use the restroom and decided we must pay at the counter. We did not feel like the whole food + experience equated to a great value for the money.

Like, Follow and Share - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17uVhe5sWi/…read more 975 S. South Street, Wilmington, Ohio (937) 366-6220 Website: https://theblackbirdwilmington.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577050103184 0600 - 3pm - Daily I'm always on the hunt for locally owned and operated places to support -- mostly because chain restaurants make me feel like I'm eating the same corporate dream in every town. #OverPricedUnderRated A longtime friend and BaldWhiteGuy supporter, Chris Georges, suggested the Black Bird. So I did what any responsible, waffle-motivated adult would do: I Googled it, packed the princess (my child, not royalty), and drove 27 minutes into the wilds of Wilmington for breakfast. I've got a long, complicated love affair with Wilmington -- R&L trucking memories, pay-lake fishing , horse shows, drive-in dates with a adorable dimpled accomplice, and pizza from a hole-in-the-wall called Generations Pizzeria, back before they went all boogie and built a real restaurant. #LongTimeSupporter. Somehow, The Black Bird flew under my radar. July 9, 2025, The new kid on the block, but already serving up breakfast like it's been doing it for decades. We rolled in on a day when Mother Nature decided to audition for a snow catastrophe. School canceled, and me coming off a 20-call shift with a five-hour fire standby -- so yes, I was hangry and exhausted. #ShowMeCoffeeandBacon The Black Bird's parking lot had room, the staff waved us in, and we were told to sit wherever we liked. I considered the window seat for the ambiance, then remembered the car thermometer read "well below zero" and chose survival over Instagram lighting. Good call -- the corner booth on the opposite side of the restaurant was cold, the window seats were colder, I'm sure. Service was prompt. Water for the princess, black coffee and water for me -- because coffee is a personality trait. The menu is a delightful problem: too many good choices. I solved this like a rational adult by ordering the dish that crams the most breakfast joy onto one plate. #MostImportantMeal #HealthyBoy I ordered the Two Birds Platter - 2 eggs over-easy, bacon, a waffle, and wheat toast. * Eggs: Perfectly cooked. Not a puddle of yolk, not a hockey puck. Just right. Hats off to the chef. * Bacon: I'm normally a "slightly underdone, floppy bacon" guy, but this was crispy in the best way -- not burnt, just proud. Definitely sandwich-worthy. #maybenexttime * Wheat Toast: Salted butter, golden brown, the kind of toast that makes you consider buying a toaster with feelings. * Waffle: The reason I drove 27 minutes. Warm, slightly sugary crunch on the outside, fluffy inside. If waffles had fan clubs, this one would be president. The Two Birds Platter was delicious and filling. Highly recommended. The princess went with French toast plus a side of bacon. Three thick slices of Texas-toast-style bread, perfectly cooked, topped with a berry compote that tasted like summer and probably a small sin against your A1C. #Diabetes #WilfordBrimley She couldn't finish it (too much food? impossible), so I heroically sampled. Verdict: wonderful. Staff kept my coffee above the half-cup threshold -- a service-level I judge all restaurants by. If your coffee dips below half, you're playing with my emotions (and your tip). Let's talk price * Two Birds Platter -- $11.00 -- Incredible value. Plenty of food. I left full and happy. * French Toast -- $11.00 -- Fair and generous portions * Side of Bacon -- $4.00 -- Two slices for four bucks? Either that pig was raised on caviar or someone's tipping the bacon farmer. Pricey, but tasty. * Coffee -- $3.00 -- Hot, and delicious. Kept my cup full and offered a to go cup (great touch). They asked small or big. I said big. They delivered a cup that could power a small village. It was Huge. Worth every penny. If you follow the BaldWhiteGuy, you know I have reservations about the prices of beverages at restaurants, but his was well worth the $3. May be drinking this cup till noon! #HowManyTimeCanYouRewarm Overall: fair prices, solid portions, and service that earned a generous tip. Final Review 4 out of 5 Bald Heads -- ‍‍‍‍ Positives * Locally owned and operated -- support your neighbors, not a corporate overlord. #ShopLocal * Great service -- attentive without hovering. * Plenty of food -- bring an appetite or a friend with a trunk. * Fair prices -- especially for the main plates. * Huge to-go coffee -- caffeine for days. Negatives * Bacon price -- delicious, but my wallet cried a little. * Thermostat -- it was cold enough to make my bald head regret life choices. Turn up the heat, Black Bird. #DontBeCheap If you're in Wilmington and you like breakfast, brunch, or lunch that treats you like a person and not a number, fly into The Black Bird. Tell them BaldWhiteGuy sent you, and tell the waffle I'll be back -- probably sooner than my cholesterol would advise.

It's a very nice venue inside and out. Food is great music even better. people working there are…read morepleasant and helpful. Very nice crowd.

Went on a road trip to try this place. I love the building and interior. Huge ceiling with copper…read moretiles. Really a cool vibe. We went early and were seated at a booth by the window. Hillsboro is such a quaint town in was nice to look out. They had a very robust menu. I opted for the smoked sausage which came with two sides. The macaroni and cheese was lukewarm and bland. The cornbread was cold and dry. I left most of those. The smoked sausage was excellent. I loved the char on it. The coleslaw was really good too. The fish dinner was great. Huge piece of fried fish. The breading was really good. Service was ok. Nothing special. Decent value. I'd go back to try something else.

I ordered the large chef salad it is big enough for four people, no joke. The price for the LARGE…read morechef salad was only $9.99, this is crazy, it's the biggest best priced chef salad I have ever had. For me if they added an egg, some croutons and two pepperoncini's and bumped the price to $12.99 I am still getting it all the time and it's a 5 star. Richelle ordered the BLT wrap and cheese curds, we only ate the cheese curds, she ate 1/4 of the Large salad. Yummy cheese curds, would love to see a signature dipping sauce to take these curds over the top. We left with an entire BLT wrap and half of the large salad to take home. Nice clean dinning space in the back for our 11 person group. Service was good, small wait for all the drinks, several deliveries but I think our server was possibly working without a servers tray.

Just had the pleasure of gobbling a Double Rod burger. Delicious, and the cheese curds with…read morecaramel sauce were decadent. Five stars and gratifying!!

Stone House Tavern is an awesome restaurant we found during our recent expedition to Waynesville…read moreOhio. It had a very large menu of various items ranging from burgers to wings, bar food and a lot more. We started with an appetizer of sauerkraut balls which was a ball of sauerkraut, cream cheese, sausage which was fried and served with a mustard dipping sauce. It was really sauerkraut forward in the flavour but good all the same. For my main course I of course went for wings. I got traditional bone in with 2 flavours one being bbq and the other being what they called "Destroyer". The bbq was a basic sweet bbq with some smokey flavour and was quite good (and extremely sticky and messy which most good wings are). I liked the destroyer even more as it's their hottest wing flavour and while it did bring the heat it also brought plenty of awesome flavour too. The wings were pretty big and perfectly cooked as well. For dessert we had bread pudding which was served with ice cream and was super tasty. The restaurant was beautiful and since it was a nice day outside we sat out on the porch for our lunch. The service was top notch as well. This was an awesome lunch experience and I definitely intend to make the trek to come back here.

Not busy at all on a Monday at noon...had a choice of tables. We had beers, Sauerkraut Balls, and…read moreburgers. All were good. Its great ambiance for a Tavern. If only the servers interacted with customers instead of each other so much I would have given it 5 stars.

We have been there twice. Both times the food has been terrible. Last night the hamburger was…read moregrilled on one side and almost raw on the other. I got onion rings. 2 large 3 very small for a $2 up charge. I sent the burger back and ordered a Ruben. The meat was thick cut and grizzly. I will not be returning.​

Quick service. Great food & bands. I like outdoor summer music!…read more Seems to be a popular place